5917567 The Aim of the Sage, attributed to al-Majriti, Jedda, 1566 (pen & ink on paper with paper-cover binding) by Ottoman School, (16th century); 21 x 15.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: KITAB GHAYAT AL-HAKIM WA AHAQ AL-NATIJATAIN BI AL-TAQDIM, ATTRIBUTED TO MASLAMA BIN AHMAD BIN QASIM AL-MAJRITI AL-ANDALUSI (D. 1004 AD?) SIGNED MAHMUD BIN \'ALI AL-BUKHARI, JEDDA, OTTOMAN ARABIA, DATED SHAWAL AH 973/APRIL-MAY 1566 AD The Aim of the Sage, also known in Mediaeval Europe as the Picatrix, a comprehensive treatise on magic and talismans, Arabic manuscript on paper, 145ff.,17ll. of loose black ta\'liq to the page, titles and important words in red, with catchwords, occasional marginal comments, colophon signed and dated, later pagination, seal impressions, in marbled paper-cover binding.); Photo by Christie\'s Images.